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Public speakers urge Gaithersburg to opt in to county bag tax and support eviction protections
Summary
At the Oct. 6 meeting, public commenters urged the mayor and council to opt in to Montgomery County’s 10¢ carryout bag tax and to support good-cause eviction protections and limits on credit checks for subsidized renters; the mayor clarified the county’s 10¢ tax will apply in Gaithersburg when the county law takes effect.
During public comments at the Oct. 6 Gaithersburg mayor and city council meeting, speakers urged the council to act on two separate housing and environment issues.
Alex Stavitsky Zinedine, speaking as a member of the Sierra Club and Gaithersburg resident, asked the council to “opt in” to Montgomery County’s carryout bag law,…
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